KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For the most part, Kansas City’s starting rotation has been quite good to start the 2017 season. The Royals’ rotation entered Saturday with a 2.70 ERA, best in the American League and trailing only the Chicago Cubs (2.65 ERA) for the top mark in baseball.
Left-handers Danny Duffy (2-0, 1.80 ERA) and Jason Vargas (2-0, 0.66 ERA) have led the way, but right-hander Ian Kennedy has been solid, though he has no wins to show for it. The Royals, however, are hoping that changes when Kennedy (0-2, 4.09 ERA) takes the mound against left-hander Tyler Skaggs (0-1, 8.